John Cornyn brings Aggie, Longhorn students together … for an hour

John Cornyn poses for a photo with students Texas A&M University. (Photo courtesy of John Cornyn's office.)

Senator John Cornyn had coffee with students from Texas A&M University and the University of Texas System on Tuesday. The Longhorn showed he can work an Aggie.

Students from both universities are participating in internship placement programs through their schools.

The University of Texas System’s Archer Fellowship Program and Texas A&M University’s Public Policy and Agricultural and Natural Resources internship programs place students in jobs in various fields in the nation’s capital. Many students intern in federal offices, nonprofit organizations, or with media organizations.

“It is not everyday you get a chance to meet a Senator, stand next to one, shake his or her hand,” said Tony Guajardo, an A&M student.

Guajardo said he was grateful for the internship program because it allowed him to have “so many great opportunities.”

Both programs are coming to a close as the end of the fall semester nears.

Elizabeth Petruy, an intern for the Attorney General of D.C., said this semester has been the “most amazing experience of our lives.”

“It was a great opportunity to see the inner workings of D.C. and see how politics happens,” said Ann Stehling, a UT student interning with the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Texas Tuesday Coffee is a weekly reception by Cornyn for Texas constituents visiting Washington. Texans receive a signed photograph in the mail six to eight weeks after their visit.

The A&M students had their photos taken first. The photographer told the Longhorns they were going in order of football rankings.